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In 2020, I was a fitness instructor with zero real estate experience and $10k saved up.In 2023, I bought 3 investment properties and 7 acres of land.I wouldn’t have been able to do this if I didn’t start with rental a...
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He is prolific in his opinions of RE gurus on his website, but what about him? Anyone recommend his books? Which ones?
"Many people say they are happy if a book just gives them one good idea. For God’s sake, rais...
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I'm new to BP and learning about real estate investing. I've been trying to read and watch BP videos when I have the opportunity. I've been casually lurking these forums too. At this point, I haven't totally commit...
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I'll be closing on my 6-plex in the next couple of weeks, so I'm starting to plan out my remodel for the 2 vacant/semi-gutted units. I need to do flooring, cabinets, bathroom, wall repair and paint. My goal for this p...
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Hey everyone,
My name is Caleb, and I am a finance grad student at Louisiana Tech. I have been learning as much as I can about real estate and saving money for the past 9 months. I would like to buy my first rental...
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I am looking to buy an existing self-storage facility in the Southeast TN/North GA area and just found one for sale. I am mostly just working on learning how to properly analyze these deals. I am struggling to figur...
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this is the letter i send absentee owners . tell me what you think:
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Hey BP!I was just curious as to how many of you got started in regards out of state investing? How did you go about the process outside of an agent in that area? Did you make the offers through them or try to contact ...
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Hey BP! Has anyone looked into the land opportunities in and around Gatlinburg TN? With the recent fires there are a lot of properties for sale at what seems to bring a pretty good price. Any locals know on how the fi...
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I have been researching HUD homes in my region and have found a few I am willing to put an offer in on. I recall in podcast 38 Travis saying he would put in hundreds of offers on homes through a virtual assistant a...